Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-14
MY LADY ALISON.

'Bc patient, Alison. Try to look OF
the bright side of life and hope for th
best.
The girl addressed laughed short
savage laugh, that was not good to heaI
from those beautiful lips. She sat with
ghtb clasped hands. her head thrown
back against the trunk of a Great oak
that swept its mo>sy arm, downward
aS fyearning TO entold it, dcposcd and
bcggared princess. There was a har,
~htter in The haf-shut black ewes 4,
they roamed from tree To shrub. from
the fountains ilinging their diamond
spray high up in the sunshine TO the
graceiu. siatuary cleaning white
through the dark green leaves. Not
nook nor "A corner in the familiar
grounds aud the stately gray stone pal
ace. standing like a crown in the midst
OF them. that did not possess It's asso-
cation dearcr than life. This had been
her kingdom where she had reirned
naughty ~ "a princess with her EQUALS.
sweet and gracious to those beneath
her in station, dangerously alluring TO
all; worShipci not only for her BIRTH
right OF beauty auI wealth. bui for her
fathers name. that Nas wreathed in
laurel wherever patriotism and bravery
are known and hQnored. One short
year. and to-day the father slept in a
dishonored grave. while his daughter
stole through the gates of her heritage
~ stranger might come 10 take a last
look before going far away to Join with
unframed hands in the worlds ROUGH
struggle for bread. What wonder that
the commonplace words OF comfort
sounded like a mockery 10 the proud
spirit torn by a storm of bitter rebel
uSthoughtS, that arraigned with inn
pious impartiality the Justice of God
and man. The Alison Van Dant of one
year ago had given place 10 cynical
woman. returning hatred and scorn to
tie world that had once come TO wor-
snip and went away to rcyile. She an
sWercd her friends pitfu glance with
an angry CLINT from the sombre ewes.
while the harsh laugh rang out again.
''Good. substantial advice. equally
practicable and original, but. unfortu-
nately,thcre awide difference between
looking on the bright side of life from
q distance and cNper encing il"
She sat upright. and went on in a
high. strained voice:
jesse Greyson. did il never occur
TO YOU tina, God is on the side of WRONG
and niuStice?'
''IeaUs. Spare me that Mortified stare.
You would make a beautiful Lodv I
Macbe,E. But listen. This is nv an 4
ceStra! nome: 2 monument To genera
tons OF generous and honorable men
ana women. How blamelessly my faith
or upheld the stainless name. thousands
whom his great heart benefited could
tel. The Van Dants ALWAYS used their
power for the good of those less for
'unatc than themselves with proud
uplifting of her head-"which. as the
world goes, she continued. bitterly.
IS the reason it was taken away from
thelr most worthy representative. and
gwen to one who has not one redeem
ing quality IN hs vile nature
'His intense love for his son is a re-
deeming quality said gentle Jessie.
always anxious TO find good in every
one.
'Ryall Gillette idoljzes his own am
Dltious schemes in the future of the
child. Ii is the only love of which he
is capable" retorted Alison Van Dant. ,
Scornfully. 'Yet. when he came TO us.
i've years ago. asking only our friend
ship because his father and mine were
warm school friends. he was so humble ]
ana, ut the same time, so candidly So |
lcitous to please his EMPLOYER :
hat he would have deceived n \
more suspicious nature than my faith !
n s. Without guile himself, he did not !
ook FOR 1t in Others. Gradually this
accomplished villain so insnuated him (
ell INTO the confidence of his benefac- =
or that he was allowed to assume un- a
United control Of the business which
ne honored name of AUSTIN Van Dant II
lad induced rich and poor TO invest .
heir savings. Then, one terrible day. O
ne crash came, when, amid the frenzied n
approaches of those who had been re- II
luced TO poverty through their trust in y
nm, the innocent old man faced the
Disgrace long enough To give :;
hem all he possessed; then, with a
Messing for MS only child. he died of 81
roken heart. But the man who had y
pread the net that entangled so many II
wed respected and prosperous, having
aved enough of his illgottcn gains to Il
urchasc tie home he had made desc. "a
'te. Over the coffin of my murdered to
ather l cursed him, and. lifting nv cl
ana to heaven. prayed that vengeance a,
night come to him through the child w
pr whose sake he acknowledged he
nj laid the infamous scheme" She
lughed in wild exutation. "Ah, Ryall IL
illcttc feared me then. and he fears cl
'e-the poor factory girl--yet. The th
irse OF an orphan girl never dies"
Jessie Greyson shuddered; but her m